Yes. The child is 12. My husband stated he was homeless at the time of the divorce, so I'm not sure when or how he was served or if he was even served. I've never lived in Texas, so I don't know if the respondent gets served there.
My husband left Texas long before we met. He was still homeless when he moved to Missouri, which is where we live. He and his first wife were divorced in Texas, and she has since moved to Florida with her child. The only reason we know about this was because we started getting notices from the state of Florida regarding the child support, which was previously paid to Texas. I really don't know why he didn't dispute paternity at the time of the divorce, but I do know that he was homeless and couldn't afford a lawyer, so he may not have been aware of his options. I cannot speak for his choices for the time before we met and married, but I do know that we haven't been able to afford a lawyer, as he has been attending university, and I have been attending college myself, taking care of my disabled child, and working when I can. We're in a better position to afford a lawyer now, so we've been exploring our options. Even if there's nothing we can do to find out for sure whether or not the child is my husband's biologically, we still need to know which state to contact to modify the order to allow us to get to know the child through visitation.It is the law in every state that a child born to a married woman is presumed to be a child of the marriage. Some states are more logical than others and make this presumption contingent on the child being conceived during the time of the marriage and/or also require that the mother and her husband be cohabitating at the time of conception. However, other states only care that the mother and her husband were married at the time of birth. Not entirely sure about Texas.
In any event, if the woman's husband believes he is not the biological father of the child, he can dispute paternity and seek to prove or disprove paternity with a DNA test. Such an action typically needs to be taken within a very short time after the child is born (four years is the longest time I'm aware of and, again, I'm not sure about Texas law). If your husband failed to dispute paternity within the appropriate time, then, as far as the law is concerned, the child is his, regardless of DNA.
I'm not sure what "contact Florida" means. When did the mother and child move from Florida to Texas? Also, you wrote that you and your husband don't reside in either Florida or Texas. Where do you live now, and when did your husband leave Texas?

